The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) has announced the retirement of Executive Director Juliette Majot. Ms. Majot, executive director since 2014, informed the board that she will retire in early 2020. She will work closely with the IATP board and staff to ensure a smooth transition in IATP leadership.
If the financial markets were a global plumbing system, inaccurate or incomplete financial reporting would be leaks in the system. A leak here or there wouldn’t disrupt the public’s understanding of the financial risks of their investments and the solvency of the major market players.
Certain policies, strongly promoted by the Gates Foundation, open Africa to the multinational seed companies in the name of modernization, but they undermine climate resilience and food security for Africa’s small-scale farmers.
Originally Published on Common Dreams, November 1, 2019
The Climate Action Summit at the UN last month was widely considered a disappointment, failing to garner the kinds of government actions needed to address the climate crisis.
Press Release
October 23, 2019
Contact: Ben Lilliston, 6128703416, ben@iatp.org
Midwest Family Farm Groups Travel to Washington to talk NAFTA, Farm Crisis